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Future of farming

Almost all of the dangers of pollution affect the most basic needs of all living creatures dwelling on the planet and that is Food. Besides farming, new ways can effectively help us in addressing Food Security, one such way is Hydroponics...

Industrialized farming techniques have meant a more plentiful supply of cheaper, fresher food – most notably in the developed world – they can also be a threat to the environment, promoting waste, putting too much strain on resources and causing pollution. Imagining the ways to make food available for 10 billion people by 2050 will need more than just words and research…it would need ways and many different ways to feed the hungry. And we need something to solve this problem specialy for the future. Future Agriculture.

Future agriculture will use sophisticated technologies such as robots, temperature and moisture sensors, aerial images, and GPS technology. And hydroponics

Hydroponics is a technology for growing plants in nutrient solutions (water and fertilizers) with or without the use of artificial medium (e.g., sand, gravel, vermiculite, rockwool, peat, coir, sawdust) to provide mechanical support. And a system that can grow plants and vegetables faster than growing outdoors in soil,

Here are some Advantage & Downside of Hydroponics

Advantage of Hydroponics

• No soil needed

• Optimal utilization of space and location

• Climate control

• Judicious use of water

• Optimising the plant nutrition and pH control

• Significantly better plant growth

• No recurring problems due to weeds

• fewer pest and diseases

• Lesser or no use of insecticides or harmful chemicals

• Technologically intensive instead of labor time-intensive

• A potential stress-relieving hobby

Downside of Hydroponics

• Higher commitment than the soil based counterpart

• Need of experience and technical Know-how

• Organic debate

• Water and electricity risks

• High capital expenditures and long ROI

• Diseases and pests may spread quickly

Yes! Hydroponics cannot solve all food supply problem. But many perishable like leafy vegetable can grow in good quantities while in much smaller spaces and near in target market which is ready to be sold to them without packaging and transport. We know that it is not a full proof solution but it is one of many which can help us transition from commercial farming and switch to an unconventional method of growing at least some of food.